| Sailing at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 Rushcutters Bay. | |
| Venues | Sydney |
| Dates | First race: 17 September 2000 Last race: 30 September 2000 |
| Competitors | 402 (307 men, 95 women) |
| Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Mistral | men | women |
| Europe | women | |
| Laser | open | |
| Finn | men | |
| 470 | men | women |
| 49er | open | |
| Tornado | open | |
| Star | open | |
| Soling | open | |
Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held from 17 to 30 September 2000 at the Olympic Sailing Shore Base in the Sydney Harbour.[1]
The quota for sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was 400, of which 124 positions were for men, 92 for women and 184 'open' to men or women. The Sailing Program of 2000 consisted of a total of eleven sailing classes (disciplines). For each class with the exception of the Soling and the 49er, eleven races were scheduled from 17 to 30 September 2000. For the Soling six fleet races were scheduled followed by a series of match races for the top twelve boats of the fleet race result. The 49er had sixteen scheduled fleet races. The sailing was done on six course areas and several types of course configurations.
The Sydney 2000 Games featured a name change for the sport, previously known as yachting.
